A FRIEND INDEED

I met @onyinye-chi at work, from one of her post you can see she said she works as an intern at a radio station. I met her via a colleague, she was co-anchoring the pidgin programme and gosh she was loud (Ps. She still is loud) but I liked her. If you understand the nature of the broadcast/media job you’ll know that if you’re not sensible or bold your opinions will be thrown under the bus.

She worked late one night and asked to sleep over my place, it was abrupt but sure why not, before I knew it this anuty started barging into my space, it pissed me off because I was a very private person and I believed sharing a space should be occasional but this young lady kept on barging in till I started avoiding her or I’d just pretend I wasn’t in the room 😏 (I do that a lot).

Then one day I received a call from work telling me to prepare my room to welcome a roommate, WHAT !. I was pissed, I was upset and I thought is this what I get for being nice 🤣.
I set so many rules so I’d be able to pretend she was not there, but her kindness made it so hard for me to avoid her.

Just for a broader context I have anxiety been around people, my job didn’t make it easier, I always wanted to be in the shadows but unfortunately it wasn’t possible. I am not an introvert neither am I an extrovert , I would say I’m an ambivert. So been with a stranger was a lot to handle.

Over time I came to appreciate this young lady who barge into my life, she has been my confidant, my friend, my gistmate and I love her dearly.
Thank you Esther for being you.